Clinical

Clinical Network

Our clinical network encompasses two flagship patient care locations; our mobile eye clinic; clinical affiliates at community health centers, academics centers, and VA Medical Centers; pediatric school health centers; and community partnerships to offer services for individuals with disabilities, those who are homeless and geriatrics/low vision. Our clinical network offers excellent eye care to the community as well as unparalleled clinical training for New England College of Optometry students.

Our Network

The clinical network is an innovative leader in patient-centered eye care, delivering the most current approaches to treatment of eye and vision disorders. The clinical network encompasses an extensive network of affiliated community health sites throughout Greater Boston and Massachusetts. Students at New England College of Optometry have the opportunity to do clinical work throughout the Network. Learn more about our clinical program.

1. Comprehensive Vision Centers

New England Eye Commonwealth and New England Eye Roslindale are our two flagship owned and operated patient care locations. They provide comprehensive eye care to individuals in the Greater Boston area.

2. New England College of Optometry Mobile Eye Clinic

The fully equipped mobile clinic provides access to vision care by traveling throughout the state and delivering services at elder housing sites, senior centers, preschools, and schools in rural and urban communities.

3. Clinical Affiliates

Community Health Centers: Our clinical faculty and students provide service and best practice support in over 14 community health centers in the Greater Boston area including: Charles River Community Health, Codman Square Health Center, Dimock Center, Dot House, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Fenway Community Health Center, Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center, Lynn Community Health Center, Martha Eliot Health Center, North End Community Health Center, South Boston and South End Community Health centers, and Upham's Corner Health Center.

Academic Medical Centers: Our clinical faculty and students offers services at hospital based programs such as Boston Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology and the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.

VA Medical Centers: NECO students train with our clinical faculty at VA hospitals to provide care to patients with a wide range of eye and vision problems such as multiple complex ocular and systemic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and neurological and cardiac disease.

4. Pediatric School Health Programs

Our commitment to pediatric optometry includes a school-based program in Framingham (New England Eye Framingham) and an extensive screening program for Boston Public Schools and Head Start programs throughout the Greater Boston area.

5. Community Partnerships and Outreach

New England College of Optometry is committed to providing access to high-quality, convenient, and affordable eye care throughout the community to individuals with disabilities, specific low vision and geriatric services, and care to those who are homeless.

Low Vision and Geriatric Service: New England Eye provides low vision and geriatric services to individuals throughout the Boston area. Current locations include Boston University Eye Associates in Brockton, New England Eye at MAB Worcester, the Carroll Center for the Blind, and Mobile Care Teams at Elder Service Plan of Harbor Health, Uphams Elder Service Plan, and the Boston Home.

Homeless Service: Through a collaboration with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless program, New England Eye provides care at shelters in the Boston area.

Our External Affiliations

In addition to New England College of Optometry's vision clinics, clinical affiliates, and partners, the College maintains teaching and service affiliations with VA hospitals, US Public Health Service centers, major ophthalmic practices and other health facilities throughout the country and in Canada and China. The fourth year of the Doctor of Optometry degree program is entirely clinical and provides students the opportunity to do four full-time clinical rotation assignments at more than 50 clinical practice sites throughout New England, the United States, China, England, and Canada. Learn more about our externship program.